Fans, fellow actors, former President Barack Obama and others took to social media to remember Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer at age 43.
The outpouring was immediate and heartfelt after Boseman's Twitter account revealed that he died following a four-year battle with cancer.
Howard University also released a statement, as Boseman was an alumnus of the school.
Twitter said Saturday that the announcement posted to Boseman's account was the most "liked" tweet in the history of the platform.